"The court is attempting to handle the matter in such a way as to help Father Peter and to avoid scandal to the Church," the ...

All of the 133 cardinals expected to take part in the secret conclave to elect a new pope have arrived in Rome, the Vatican ...

The first clue of the next pope’s direction will be the name the winner chooses. The announcement “Habemus Papam” — “We have ...

Cardinals electing a new pope have some fundamental questions to weigh, beyond whether to give the Catholic Church its first ...

After Pope Francis’ death on April 21, the Vatican City is in a quest to find his successor. Among all the names, Filipino ...

NCR analyzed the biographies, background, articles, speeches, homilies and media interviews of members of the College of ...

The Catholic Church is breaking with recent tradition with prisoners and migrants expected to bury Pope Francis in St. Mary ...

World leaders, cardinals and at least 250,000 of the faithful gathered in the Vatican on Saturday morning to bid farewell to ...

I never knew how much I wanted to go to Rome until I got there.